Woman Hurt by Shark at Coogee Beach
一名女子在 Coogee 海灘遭鯊魚襲擊受傷
Introduction
Leah Stewart is a woman from Sydney. A shark bit her, but now she is awake for a short time.
Leah Stewart 是一位來自悉尼的女性。她被鯊魚咬傷，但現在已經清醒了一小段時間。
Main Body
On 13 June, a big shark bit Leah at Coogee Beach. A lifeguard helped her out of the water. She went to the hospital. Doctors cut off her arm and did many operations.
6 月 13 日，一隻大鯊魚在 Coogee 海灘咬傷了 Leah。一名救生員將她救出水面。她被送往醫院。醫生截肢了她的手臂並進行了多次手術。
Leah was in a deep sleep because of medicine. Then, the doctors gave her less medicine. She woke up and talked to her mother and partner. She asked about her daughter.
Leah 因為藥物影響而陷入深層睡眠。隨後，醫生減少了藥物劑量。她醒來並與她的母親和伴侶交談。她詢問了關於女兒的情況。
There were no drones in the sky to see the shark. Many sharks are in Australia now. People gave $488,000 to help Leah pay for her medical care.
當時天空中沒有無人機來監控鯊魚。目前澳洲有許多鯊魚。人們捐款 48 萬 8 千美元幫助 Leah 支付醫療費用。
Conclusion
Leah is still very sick. She needs a long time to get better.
Leah 目前病情依然嚴重，需要很長時間才能康復。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 The 'Then' Flow
In this story, things happen in a line. To get to A2, you need to show the order of events. Look at how the story moves:
- First: A shark bit Leah.
- Next: She went to the hospital.
- Then: Doctors gave her less medicine.
- Finally: She woke up.
The Magic Word: "Then" We use "Then" to jump to the next action. It is like a bridge.
Example: She woke up Then, she talked to her mother.
💡 Word Swap: Past Actions
Notice how the verbs change to show the story is over (Past Tense):
- Bit (not bite)
- Helped (not help)
- Went (not go)
- Woke (not wake)
A2 Tip: When telling a story about yesterday or last year, always change the action word to its 'past' form.